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dig
挖;挖掘
核心释义
To break up and move earth or other material to make a hole, trench, or tunnel.
- 1.
挖开坚硬的泥土,尤指用铲子向下挖洞;或钻穿岩石、道路等。泛指通过移开材料挖出类似洞穴。
To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
- 2.
挖得;从地里取出;常与up连用。
To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
- 3.
从矿层采矿石,区别于为找矿石而进行的挖掘。
To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
- 4.
调查,研究;常与out或up连用。
To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
- 5.
戳;捅。
To thrust; to poke.
- 6.
防守时成功传球以挡住对方的攻击球。
To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
挖出;掘出;调查;探究;戳;捅;开采;采掘;垫球;救球
用法In use
The gardener dug a hole to plant the rose bush.
用法提示:这里“dug”是“dig”的过去式,表示挖土的动作。
I can't dig this math problem; it's too confusing.
用法提示:这里“dig”是俚语,表示“理解、明白”。
She dug her elbow into my ribs to get my attention.
用法提示:这里“dug”是“dig”的过去式,表示“戳、刺”。
dig something (e.g., a hole/well)
dig 在这里是及物动词,直接接表示坑、井、隧道等的宾语,不需要介词。
The workers are digging a tunnel under the road.
工人们正在道路下方挖一条隧道。
dig something up
dig up 表示通过挖掘把某物从地下取出;宾语若是代词,应放在 dig 和 up 之间,如 dug it up。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dig a hole
- 挖一个洞
- They dug a hole in the garden to plant the tree.他们在花园里挖了一个洞来种树。
- dig deep
- 深挖;深入了解
- The researchers dug deep into the data.研究人员深入研究了这些数据。
- dig up
- 挖出;发掘
- The farmer dug up an old coin.那个农民挖出了一枚旧硬币。
- dig into
- 钻研;探究
- She dug into the history of the building.她深入研究了大楼的历史。
- dig for
- 挖掘寻找
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:d像一把铲子,g像挖出的土坑,dig就是在地上挖个洞。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:园艺、建筑施工、考古发掘 该词为常用中性动词,多用于日常口语和一般书面语。在具体语境中通常表示用铲子等工具挖土或挖洞,也可引申为“挖出”或“调查”,请根据上下文判断具体含义。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物和不及物均可;不及物时常用介词 into。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 dig(/dɪɡ/)押韵,均读 /ɪɡ/。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词:digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt/、digest /daɪˈdʒest/(或 /dɪˈdʒest/)、sign /saɪn/。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.